5 Quotes by Scott Charney

Global connectivity, lots of open sites, poor security at some, and lack of tracing ability create an environment where if you are up to no good, you can flourish,

You can minimize the risk but you are not going to get risk down to zero, ... It's like life. You can walk in well-lighted areas, but you might still get mugged.

Sophisticated hackers don't attack in a straight line, ... They weave between sites. If one of these sites strips off the source information and throws it away, there can be a break in the chain for investigators.

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It was a vulnerability. We knew about it, but someone is exploiting it. We want our customers to be as secure as possible and install the patches.